Chongqing China

Chinese Super League     The Chinese Super League, CSL, is their main league. Shaanxi Chanba   vs Chongqing Lifan   Match scheduled: Last updated: 17-10-2009 from 07:30 until 09:30(GMT) 16-10-2009 on 09:47 Week 28 :: Chinese Super League / CSL 2009 Read Full Story

From the China Labor Bulletin http://www.clb.org.hk/en/node/100335 Chongqing taxi strike just the latest in a long line of driver protests The Chongqing municipal government has made a high profile intervention in an attempt to end the widespread and sometimes violent taxi drivers’ strike that erupted in China’s fourth largest city on 3 November. The intervention came as teachers in Chongqing’s Qijiang county ended an eight day strike over pay and conditions. Although the majority of the city’s 9,000 cab drivers remain on strike, the government’s rapid response indicates both its concern over social unrest and the unusually high level of coverage given to the strike ... Read Full Story

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck central China Sunday, killing nearly 9,000 people, trapping about 900 students under rubble and creating a toxic chemical leak. The quake, is the largest in decades, and could be felt as far as Vietnam and Thailand. The quakes hit 60 miles northwest of Chengdu, in the middle of the afternoon, and was followed by several smaller aftershocks. The most damage occurred in a hilly region, full of small cities and towns. According to the Xinhua News Agency, 8.533 people died in Sichuan province and about 200 were killed in three other provinces and the densely populated city of Chongqing. ... Read Full Story

Hi guys, Zhongyuan claimed that a huge, oval-shaped UFO was flying in the sky that night, the report said. He said he was at Chaotianmen Square and shot the picture at about 8:47pm. The UFO was green and yellow color, according to the report. It was bigger than half a football field and had many holes like doors and windows, according to the report. Chaotianmen Square had a laser light show from 8:40pm to 9pm that night, the city's lighting authority said, according to the report. Wu Zhilun, chairman of the Chongqing Astronomy Association, examined the UFO pictures and said it was probably an ... Read Full Story

Is it too late for me to join in the Sharon Stone bashing? No? Good. Stone has been worldwidely and rightly condemned for announcing that she believes that the recent earthquake in Sichuan, China was karma for China's violations of the Tibetan people. What hasn't been suggested, I don't think, is that perhaps Sharon Stone should refrain from expressing such an opinion until she learns the metaphysical distinction between the concept of karma and the concept of a vengeful god. Karma is not an entity and possesses no consciousness. Having no consciousness, it cannot act as a moral arbiter that can evaluate justice and ... Read Full Story